33.180.30 - Optic amplifiers

IEC 61290-1-1:2020 is available as IEC 61290-1-1:2020 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.IEC 61290-1-1:2020 applies to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OAs) and optically amplified modules. It applies to OAs using optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs) based on either rare-earth doped fibres or on the Raman effect, semiconductor OAs (SOAs) and planar optical waveguide amplifie...view more

IEC 61290-1-1:2020 is available as IEC 61290-1-1:2020 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.
IEC 61290-1-1:2020 applies to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OAs) and optically amplified modules. It applies to OAs using optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs) based on either rare-earth doped fibres or on the Raman effect, semiconductor OAs (SOAs) and planar optical waveguide ampl...view more

This part of IEC 62343 provides a performance specification template for wavelength selective
switches. The object is to provide a framework for the preparation of detail specifications on the
performance of wavelength selective switches.
Additional specification parameters are often included for detailed product specifications or
performance specifications if necessary. However, specification parameters specified in this
document are not removed from the detail product specifications or pe...view more

IEC TR 61292-3:2020 which is a Technical Report, establishes the classification of optical amplifiers (OAs). It also includes a brief description of each amplifier, its general properties, performance, configurations and applications. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2003. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:  
document architecture now focuses ...view more

IEC 62951-5:2019 specifies the test method for thermal characteristics of flexible materials. This document includes terms, definitions, symbols, and test methods that can be used to evaluate and determine thermal characteristics of flexible materials for practical use. The measurement method relies on non-contact optical thermometry that is based on temperature dependent optical reflectance. This document is applicable to both substrate and thin-film flexible semiconductor materials that are su...view more

IEC TR 61292-8:2019, which is a technical report, deals with high-power optical amplifiers. It provides general information relating to high-power optical amplifiers with an output power greater than 500 mW for the fibre communication field. It covers the following aspects:
- general information;
- example of the optical amplifier's configuration realizing high optical output power;
- test method for optical output power and gain;
- considerations on high-power optical amplifiers.
Potential...view more

This part of IEC 61290-4 applies to optical amplifiers (OAs) and optically amplified elementary
sub-systems. More specifically, it applies to OAs using active fibres (optical fibre amplifiers,
OFAs) containing rare-earth dopants, such as erbium doped fibre amplifiers (EDFAs),
presently commercially available, as indicated in IEC 61291-1.
This document provides the general background for optical amplifier gain transients and their
measurements and indicates those IEC standard test methods fo...view more

IEC 61290-4-4:2018 applies to optical amplifiers (OAs) and optically amplified elementary sub-systems. More specifically, it applies to OAs using active fibres (optical fibre amplifiers, OFAs) containing rare-earth dopants, such as erbium doped fibre amplifiers (EDFAs), presently commercially available, as indicated in IEC 61291-1. This document provides the general background for optical amplifier gain transients and their measurements and indicates those IEC standard test methods for accurate ...view more

This part of IEC 61290 applies to output power controlled optically amplified, elementary
sub-systems. It applies to optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs) using active fibres containing
rare-earth dopants, presently commercially available, as indicated in IEC 61291-1, as well as
alternative optical amplifiers that can be used for single channel output power controlled
operation, such as semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs).
The object of this document is to provide the general background for o...view more

IEC 61290-4-3:2018 applies to output power controlled optically amplified, elementary sub‑systems. It applies to optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs) using active fibres containing rare‑earth dopants, presently commercially available, as indicated in IEC 61291-1, as well as alternative optical amplifiers that can be used for single channel output power controlled operation, such as semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs). The object of this document is to provide the general background for optical am...view more

IEC 61290-4-4:2018 applies to optical amplifiers (OAs) and optically amplified elementary sub-systems. More specifically, it applies to OAs using active fibres (optical fibre amplifiers, OFAs) containing rare-earth dopants, such as erbium doped fibre amplifiers (EDFAs), presently commercially available, as indicated in IEC 61291-1. This document provides the general background for optical amplifier gain transients and their measurements and indicates those IEC standard test methods for accurate ...view more

This part of IEC 61291 applies to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OAs) and
optically amplified assemblies. It applies to OAs using optically pumped fibres (OFAs based
either on rare-earth doped fibres or on the Raman effect), semiconductors (SOAs), and
waveguides (POWAs).
The object of this document is
– to establish uniform requirements for transmission, operation, reliability and environmental
properties of OAs, and
– to provide assistance to the purchaser in the selectio...view more

IEC 61290-4-3:2018 applies to output power controlled optically amplified, elementary sub‑systems. It applies to optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs) using active fibres containing rare‑earth dopants, presently commercially available, as indicated in IEC 61291-1, as well as alternative optical amplifiers that can be used for single channel output power controlled operation, such as semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs). The object of this document is to provide the general background for optical am...view more

IEC 61291-1:2018 applies to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OAs) and optically amplified assemblies. It applies to OAs using optically pumped fibres (OFAs based either on rare-earth doped fibres or on the Raman effect), semiconductors (SOAs), and waveguides (POWAs). The object of this document is - to establish uniform requirements for transmission, operation, reliability and environmental properties of OAs, and - to provide assistance to the purchaser in the selection of consiste...view more

IEC 61291-1:2018 applies to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OAs) and optically amplified assemblies. It applies to OAs using optically pumped fibres (OFAs based either on rare-earth doped fibres or on the Raman effect), semiconductors (SOAs), and waveguides (POWAs). The object of this document is
- to establish uniform requirements for transmission, operation, reliability and environmental properties of OAs, and
- to provide assistance to the purchaser in the selection of consis...view more

IEC TR 61292-9:2017(E) which is a Technical Report, focuses on semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), especially the specific features and measurement of gain and polarization dependent gain (PDG). In this document, only the amplifying application of SOAs is described. Other applications, such as modulation, switching and non-linear functions, are not covered. Potential applications of SOAs, however, such as reflective SOAs (RSOAs) for the seeded wavelength division multiplexing passive optica...view more

This part of IEC 61291 applies to optical amplifiers (OAs) and optically amplified, elementary
sub-systems for terrestrial applications, using active fibres (optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs))
containing rare-earth dopants, which are commercially available.
The black box approach is used in this document. The black box approach is adopted in order
to give product specifications which are independent of OA implementation details. For
reliability qualification purposes, some information about t...view more

IEC 61291-5-2:2017(E) applies to optical amplifiers (OAs) and optically amplified, elementary sub-systems for terrestrial applications, using active fibres (optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs)) containing rare-earth dopants, which are commercially available. The black box approach is used in this document. The black box approach is adopted in order to give product specifications which are independent of OA implementation details. For reliability qualification purposes, some information about the int...view more